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Gale Warning 337, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at Mar 31, 2014, 3:37 PM AKDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 31, 2014, 3:37 PM AKDT (23:37 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 1, 2014, 3:27 AM AKDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
743 FZAK52 PAFC 312337 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-011230- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 980 MB LOW 70 NM SOUTH OF ADAK WILL MOVE TO 180 NM SOUTH OF SAINT PAUL ISLAND LATE TUE MORNING AT 990 MB BEFORE DISSIPATING. A 988 MB NORTH PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE TO 200 NM SOUTHWEST OF ADAK WED AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-011230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ155-011230- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 30 KT BECOMING SW 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E...SE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...S WIND 25 KT EXCEPT S 15 KT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. SEAS 16 FT EXCEPT 10 FT FROM THE SHUMAGIN ISLANDS E. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-011230- BRISTOL BAY- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST IN THE MORNING. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-011230- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. FROM PORT MOLLER E...E WIND 30 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES DURING THE EVENING. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. $$ PKZ170-011230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND INCREASING TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED AND WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ171-011230- UNALASKA BAY- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 2 FT BUILDING TO 4 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED THROUGH THU...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI AND SAT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-011230- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT BUILDING TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 17 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ173-011230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT AND THU...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ174-011230- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 22 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ175-011230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT BECOMING N 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT IN THE MORNING BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ176-011230- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...W WIND 30 KT. SEAS 22 FT. .TUE...W WIND 30 KT BECOMING S 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ177-011230- ADAK TO KISKA- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT BERING SIDE...18 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .TUE...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ178-011230- KISKA TO ATTU- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...PACIFIC SIDE...W WIND 20 KT. BERING SIDE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FT. .WED...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ179-011230- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-011230- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-011230- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SNOW. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .WED AND WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 20 KT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ185-011230- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 337 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 9 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TUE...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .TUE NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY NEAR THE ICE EDGE. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
1 follow-up statement
095 FZAK52 PAFC 011127 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-020030- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... A 987 MB LOW 120 NM WEST OF ATKA WILL MOVE TO 120 NM WEST OF UNALASKA AT 990 MB TUESDAY MIDDAY AND DISSIPATE BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. A 983 MB LOW 420 NM SOUTH OF KISKA WILL MOVE TO 230 NM SOUTHEAST OF KISKA AT 985 MB WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL MOVE TO 50 NM NORTH OF ATKA AT 984 MB THURSDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-020030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ155-020030- SOUTH OF THE AK PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 16 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. PATCHY FOG. RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ160-020030- BRISTOL BAY- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT AND WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ165-020030- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-020030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI BERING SIDE- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ171-020030- UNALASKA BAY- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 .TODAY...SE WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT IN THE MORNING. SEAS 3 FT. RAIN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .THU...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 2 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ172-020030- CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI PACIFIC SIDE- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 30 KT. SEAS 20 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 12 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .THU...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ173-020030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND BERING SIDE- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 8 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .WED NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. $$ PKZ174-020030- NIKOLSKI TO SEGUAM ISLAND PACIFIC SIDE- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...SW WIND 30 KT. SEAS 21 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 15 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...SW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. $$ PKZ175-020030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK BERING SIDE- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 .TODAY...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING S 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED NIGHT...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. $$ PKZ176-020030- SEGUAM ISLAND TO ADAK PACIFIC SIDE- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...W WIND 25 KT BECOMING S 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...S WIND 15 KT BECOMING SW 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 11 FT. PATCHY FOG. .WED...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .WED NIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .THU...W WIND 25 KT. SEAS 15 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. $$ PKZ177-020030- ADAK TO KISKA- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...S WIND 15 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED...S WIND 20 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .WED NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SAT...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ178-020030- KISKA TO ATTU- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .WED NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SAT...SW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ179-020030- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR SHORE WATERS- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .WED...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ180-020030- KUSKOKWIM DELTA AND ETOLIN STRAIT- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 7 FT. RAIN AND SNOW. .TONIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ181-020030- NORTH AND WEST OF NUNIVAK ISLAND- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...BRISK WIND ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. .TONIGHT THROUGH WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. .THU THROUGH SAT...N WIND 20 KT. $$ PKZ185-020030- SAINT MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS- 327 AM AKDT TUE APR 1 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH WEDNESDAY... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 8 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 6 FT. SNOW. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. FREEZING SPRAY. .WED NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .THU THROUGH FRI...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 31, 1:43 PM AKDT, 1 hour 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 31, 1:43 PM AKDT, 1 hour 54 minutes before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 143 PM AKDT MON MAR 31 2014 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... ANOTHER BLUEBIRD DAY FOR MOST OF THE MAINLAND AS THE STORM TRACK REMAINS TO THE SOUTH. THE DOMINANT FEATURE ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY TODAY IS A LARGE...DEEP...STACKED LOW PRESSURE CENTER OVER THE CENTRAL/WESTERN ALEUTIANS. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH WITH THE OCCLUDED SYSTEM STRETCHES FROM THE NORTHERN BERING SEA SOUTHEAST OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WHERE WINDS ARE GUSTING UP TO 50 MPH THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN. THERE IS A NARROW UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING AHEAD OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A WEAK UPPER LOW OVER THE NORTHERN AND INTERIOR PORTION OF THE STATE WHICH LOOKS TO PLAY A PART OF THE UPCOMING FORECAST. && .MODEL DISCUSSION... GUIDANCE HAS COME INTO MUCH BETTER AGREEMENT WITH THE FRONT APPROACHING KODIAK ISLAND OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY. THERE IS REASONABLE AGREEMENT WITH THE FRONT WEAKENING JUST SOUTH OF THE ISLAND AND ENERGY ASSOCIATED WITH IT SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST. FURTHER OUT IN TIME THE GENERAL CONSENSUS IS THE HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE CLOSING OFF OVER THE BERING STRAIT AND BLOCKING THE PATTERN ONCE AGAIN. THOUGH THIS TIME THE REX BLOCK WILL SET UP FAR ENOUGH WESTWARD TO ALLOW TROUGHING AND COLD AIR FROM THE NORTH/NORTHEAST TO SET UP OVER THE SOUTHCENTRAL. AGAIN GUIDANCE SEEMS TO BREAK DOWN THE BLOCKING HIGH MUCH TO QUICKLY SO CONFIDENCE IS A BIT LOWER IN THE SOLUTIONS TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK. && .SHORT TERM FORECAST... SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA...A LOOK AT THE VISIBLE SATELLITE THIS AFTERNOON WOULD LEAD YOU TO BELIEVE WIDESPREAD CLOUD COVER WAS ON THE WAY. HOWEVER THE MIDDLE AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE APPROACHING FRONT SHOULD BE STOPPED AS A WEAK UPPER TROUGH DEVELOPS OVERHEAD AND MOVES INTO THE EASTERN GULF OF ALASKA. CLEAR...DRY...AND SEASONABLE CONDITIONS LOOK TO CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE AREA. SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDS COULD DEVELOP OVER THE COPPER RIVER BASIN THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. KODIAK ISLAND COULD SEE SOME PRECIPITATION AS THE FRONT MOVES CLOSER TOMORROW...THE SOUTHERN END OF THE ISLAND SHOULD SEE THE BEST CHANCES. SOUTHWEST ALASKA...THE MAINLAND LIES JUST AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT WITH A MIDDLE/HIGH LEVEL CLOUD DECK SPREADING OVERHEAD. THE FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST AND WEAKEN TOMORROW ONLY RESULTING IN ELEVATED WIND SPEEDS...MAINLY THROUGH CHANNELED TERRAIN ALONG THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND ALONG THE COAST. THE BEST CHANCES TO SEE PRECIPITATION WILL BE ALONG THE COAST BUT THE FRONT SHOULD WASH OUT PRETTY QUICKLY. ANOTHER FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPLEX BERING SEA LOW WILL APPROACH THE COAST ON LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY. BERING SEA/ALEUTIANS...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL CLEAR THE ALASKA PENINSULA THIS EVENING AS WELL AS THE PRIBILOF ISLANDS USHERING IN DRIER CONDITIONS FOR A SHORT PERIOD AS WELL AS A SIGNIFICANT DROP IN WIND SPEEDS ACROSS THE AREA. THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE CHAIN TONIGHT BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW/RAIN SHOWERS FOLLOWED BY A WEAKER FRONT TOMORROW EVENING. && .LONG TERM FORECAST...THE EXTENDED FORECAST REVOLVES AROUND THE CURRENT BLOCKING HIGH PRESSURE SETTING UP OVER THE BERING STRAIT. IT LOOKS TO KEEP THE STORM TRACK TO THE SOUTH OF THE MAINLAND WHILE BEING FAR ENOUGH WEST TO ALLOW WEAK TROUGHING AND COLDER AIR TO MOVE IN FROM THE EAST. LOOK FOR A CONTINUATION OF DRY CONDITIONS WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. && .AFC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE 155 180 185. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. && MTL MAR 14
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 7:04 PM AKDT | Heavy Freezing Spray Warning | AFC | 21 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:24 AM AKDT | Gale Warning | AFC | 24 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:27 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:37 AM AKDT | Brisk Wind Advisory | AFC | 48 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:37 AM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 4 days | |
| Mar 31, 3:36 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 31, 3:37 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 3 days |
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